When someone you only know online asks to meet you in person, you should:

Never meet anyone in person you met online.

How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?

Look for the lock symbol in a URL.

According to Nova Lab's 'The Secret Lives of Hackers' video, what is hacking?

Problem solving by using something in unexpected ways.

When choosing a username for email and instant messaging, you should:

Use a name the does not reveal your true identity.

When you get an email from a person you don't know you should:

Ignore it and put it in your trash folder.

What is a computer network?

A web of connected computers or devices

With your account passwords, you should:

Never give out your passwords, except to your parents.

When someone asks for information like phone numbers or addresses online, you should:

Never give out personal information online.

Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?

They are side effects of the freedom to communicate online.

The size and complexity of networks grew enormously when:

The number of personal computers greatly increased

Codes have been used for thousands of years in order to:

Communicate with some but not others

To help keep your online personal data secure, you should NOT:

Create one password for all sites so it’s easier to remember

Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect:

programs & data, networks, computers, all of these

When you get an email with an attachment you were not expecting, you should:

Check with the sender before opening the attachment.

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1
When someone you only know online asks to meet you in person, you should:
Give them your address so you can meet at your house.
Never meet anyone in person you met online.
Tell your friends and meet somewhere with lots of people.
Make plans to meet them wherever they want.
2
In the Nova Labs video, what did the identity-theft crime ring use Tim’s photo for?
To create a Tim-like disguise
To make a counterfeit passport
They sent it in spam emails to Tim’s friends
To figure out Tim’s address
3
How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?
Encrypted sites take longer to load.
Google it.
All websites encrypt their traffic.
Look for the lock symbol in a URL.
4
According to Nova Lab's 'The Secret Lives of Hackers' video, what is hacking?
Problem solving by using something in unexpected ways.
all of these
Creating problems where there previously were none.
Using materials as they were intended to solve problems.
5
When choosing a username for email and instant messaging, you should:
Use a name the does not reveal your true identity.
Always use your real name.
Use your best friend's name.
Use a name that gives good clues about who you really are.
6
Which of these groups exploits cyber vulnerabilities?
Governments
all of these
Criminals
Hacktivists
7
When you get an email from a person you don't know you should:
Get a new computer.
Ignore it and put it in your trash folder.
Forward the message to your best friends.
Respond with a politely.
8
What is a computer network?
A supercomputer owned only by the government
An Internet service provider
A web of connected computers or devices
A computer vulnerability
9
Which of these is not a hack?
Building a working bicycle out of discarded umbrellas
Creating a kinetic bicycle sculpture
Stealing an unlocked bicycle
Using a bicycle to power a computer
10
Why do hackers hack?
To expose corruption
To steal information
To protect information
all of these
11
Which of the following may intercept and use your messages for their own purposes?
Crime rings
Advertising agencies
all of these
News outlets
12
With your account passwords, you should:
Give them out to only your best friends.
Be generous and share with anyone who asks.
Never give out your passwords, except to your parents.
Keep them in an online document named "Top Secret".
13
What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?
browser history on wifi
none of these
text messages
school emails
14
When someone asks for information like phone numbers or addresses online, you should:
Post the information on a public site so anyone can find it.
Never give out personal information online.
Be polite and give all requested information.
Always give your phone number but not your address.
15
Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?
They’re protected in a secret base on the moon.
They are side effects of the freedom to communicate online.
Criminals need them to steal identities.
The government won’t allow people to fix them.
16
The size and complexity of networks grew enormously when:
The hacktivists started using the internet
The number of personal computers greatly increased
Only governments and universities owned computers
Spamware caused some computers to break down
17
Codes have been used for thousands of years in order to:
Figure out where the enemy submarines are
Communicate with some but not others
Send encrypted text messages
Become a king
18
To help keep your online personal data secure, you should NOT:
Be careful about sharing your identifying information
Create one password for all sites so it’s easier to remember
Keep all of your software up to date
Make different passwords for each site you visit
19
Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect:
programs & data
networks
computers
all of these
20
When you get an email with an attachment you were not expecting, you should:
Ask a friend if they think it's okay to open the attachment.
Check with the sender before opening the attachment.
Forward the email to everyone in your contacts list.
Open the attachment to see what it is.

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